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U.S. stocks rose as Brent crude slipped below $90, led by tech shares ahead of Nvidia’s earnings after the bell; Nvidia remains the market’s largest index holding, so its results could move both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100. The piece also notes global oil-supply dynamics and Strait of Hormuz activity as context for the day’s rally.
U.S. stock futures slipped overnight as oil prices rose and investors watched the U.S.–China summit, following the S&P 500 and Nasdaq closing at record highs; Nasdaq 100, Dow, and S&P 500 futures were down roughly 0.44%, 0.23%, and 0.28%, while Brent and WTI crude gained about 1%. In regular trading Cisco led a tech rally as the Nasdaq rose about 0.9% and the Dow and S&P 500 gained around 0.8%; after-hours moves included Cerebras’ jump on its debut and SpaceX IPO chatter.
Burry warns the AI-driven tech rally is approaching bubble-like levels and urges investors to reduce exposure to tech stocks and raise cash, cautioning against widespread short selling. He hasn’t named exact stocks to dump, but he singles out Tesla, Nvidia and Alphabet as risky bets, and notes he maintains a leveraged short portfolio as a hedge against overvaluation while advising that most people should not short the market.
Morningstar argues the AI-driven tech sector is trading at its largest valuation discount since 2019, suggesting U.S. tech stocks could offer notable value after strong earnings. While demand for semiconductors and data-center infrastructure supports further upside, some analysts caution that hyperscalers may not sustain current capex levels, which could limit how far valuations can compress.
Datadog raised its annual forecast citing robust demand for cloud security, with the upbeat guidance fueling a sharp rise in its stock price.
Stocks rose on Wednesday as optimism about a possible US–Iran peace deal and a robust tech earnings season boosted sentiment. The Dow climbed about 1%, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq gained, and oil slid on news of potential progress. AMD and Super Micro Computer led a wave of advances after strong guidance, Disney beat on earnings, and the broader market benefited from a high rate of positive earnings surprises (roughly 85% of S&P 500 results). ADP data showed private payrolls rising, signaling labor-market resilience, while all top-level sectors were expected to show year‑over‑year earnings growth for the first time in years.
Micron Technology jumped about 11% as demand for memory chips strengthens, helping drive a broader rally in semiconductor stocks. Other notable movers included Intel up roughly 13%, Qualcomm up about 11%, and Skyworks up around 5%, while Shopify tumbled about 16%.
Stocks jumped on Friday as oil prices fell after Iran announced the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, lifting major indices and pushing the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq-100 to strong year-to-date gains while tech shares lead the rally; Oracle surged, TSMC boosted AI optimism, and the Magnificent Seven added about $2.5 trillion in market cap over eight trading days, though analysts warn the rally could decouple from fundamentals if oil-price normalization falters.
Analysts remain skeptical that Nvidia’s GTC will spark a thesis-altering stock move, with shares down about 3% this year and near‑term growth constrained by supply issues. Investors will look for concrete details on the Vera Rubin/Feynman roadmap, the potential Groq-based chip platform from a $20 billion licensing deal, and possible CPU collaborations with Intel, all while Nvidia pushes a full‑stack AI factory approach and expands optical interconnects via NVLink and recent silicon photonics partnerships with Coherent and Lumentum.
As Iran tensions intensify, U.S. equity options traders are pricing a potential crash, with demand for out-of-the-money puts on Big Tech and Nasdaq-100 ETFs rising. Nomura’s Charlie McElligott says there’s an asymmetric rebound opportunity: selling puts and buying calls could profit if markets bounce, even as the S&P 500 stays near record highs and volatility (VIX) remains around the mid-20s.
Tech stocks led a rebound for the S&P 500 ETF (SPY) and Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQ) on Tuesday, with AMD, INTC, CRM and QCOM up 3%+ and Amazon and Tesla also higher; Trump announced a global tariff of 10% that could rise to 15% later, keeping tariffs in focus; The Conference Board’s February consumer confidence rose to 91.2, while Fed official Austan Goolsbee urged keeping rates unchanged until inflation is at 2%; the State of the Union is tonight at 9 p.m. ET; the S&P 500 gained 0.77% and the Nasdaq 100 gained 1.09%.
Anthropic’s Claude AI updates—including legal tools in Claude Cowork, a new Code security scan, and COBOL modernization—have helped spark a broad selloff in software and cybersecurity stocks early in 2026. The iShares Expanded Tech Software Sector ETF is down about 26% this year, with names like CrowdStrike, Okta, Zscaler and IBM among those hit as investors fear AI-enabled disruption could reshape software and related industries.
PayPal stock jumped after Bloomberg reported unsolicited takeover interest, with analysts saying the company may be undervalued at about seven times next year’s earnings and could attract private‑equity or strategic buyers; there’s even chatter about spinning out Venmo, and potential bidders could include large tech or financial players (e.g., for Venmo) as the fintech landscape shifts.
Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives calls the tech-sector pullback the “AI Ghost Trade” and outlines 10 catalysts to reverse it, including OpenAI funding closure, Nvidia AI demand, Oracle capital raises, Salesforce AI monetization, increased M&A, Apple's Siri AI rollout, CrowdStrike AI monetization, and AI monetization from Microsoft/ServiceNow and Meta/Alphabet; the piece also notes several AI names carry a Strong Buy consensus among analysts.